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Windows 7: Desktop icons

I have am looking at some kind of banner which is hiding desktop icons. It is not affecting Gadgets or applications. It is only affecting desktop icons. is there any setting I am missing? Please check attached image.

Run an antivirus scan and download and run malwarebytes. Just to be on the safe side.
Try to refresh the desktop, right click and then refresh
Boot the computer
Pull it to gadgets, on the right and try to delete, by hitting the X

Desktop icons

Permissions issue? No desktop icons or system tray icons.Im a first time poster and I hope I have selected the correct category in this forum.
I have Windows 7 Home Premium, pre-installed on a new laptop ive purchased in the last month. I had it set to automatically download and apply all updates.
Within the last couple of weeks, at some point...

System Security

Small blue icons on some desktop icons?I think it may have something to do with permissions because I just changed a lot for my account, but here it is:
On the desktop, apparently they only appear on programs or shortcuts, are small little blue emblem things pasted onto the original icons. They look like envelopes or something. Does...

General Discussion

Adobe Reader icons take over desktop iconsIn W7, when adobe reader is installed, it takes over desktop icons, links no longer work. I uninstalled adobe reader, and everything was normal. When I reinstalled Adobe reader, again, most desktop icons were covered by Adobe icon... I used CC Cleaner, file type associations. I had to install...

General Discussion

Desktop icons display other desktop icons.My problem began when i was playing my xbox and talking to a friend at the same time. I was talking to him about pokemon and wanted him to watch a certain part in a random episode so i open up internet explorer and go to the website streaming all the episodes and then i get a pop up telling me...

General Discussion

Desktop Icons and Start-up Icons appeared to be bugged.Hi guys!
I'm new here..so, please bear with me.
I think my Icons got bugged or something. This happened after my friend asked me to move some music and movies from my computer to his hard drive. After I did that, i turned off my laptop and went back to my room and turned it on. What happened...

General Discussion

Desktop Icons and Start-up Icons appeared to be bugged.Hi guys!
I think my Icons got bugged or something. This happened after my friend asked me to move some music and movies from my computer to his hard drive. After I did that, i turned off my laptop and went back to my room and turned it on. What happened next worried me since I wasn't able to...